HmarieD

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1. My poor coworker:(

   HmarieD replied to MomRN0913's topic in Home Health

   HAHAHAHAHA That is hilarious

2. What to do?

   HmarieD replied to mysticalmoonray's topic in Home Health

   If you are a mandated reporter, you must report this to social

3. What would you consider a bedfast patient?

   HmarieD replied to juniper111's topic in Home Health

   Per OASIS guidelines, if a patient can tolerate being up in a chair, even if they must be transferred via hoyer lift, they are

4. Motivating the Nurse in All of Us

   HmarieD replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

   I am so sorry you are going through this, and I totally get it... I felt the same way. I thought I had made the worst mistake of my life by becoming a nurse. Luckily, I was able to move to a specialty...

5. What would you do?

   HmarieD replied to xandarosa's topic in Home Health

   No, I wouldn't just show up on the off chance that I would be able to work. However, I would think that the nurse or her agency would have been monitoring his status so they would know when he was...

6. You may not be homebound if....

   HmarieD replied to itsgr82cre8's topic in Home Health

   You may not be homebound if...you brag to me about the hot babe you bagged when you hit all the bars on your

7. Home Care Survey

   HmarieD replied to nurse955's topic in Home Health

   My advice to you in working with the surveyors is: 1) remain calm. 2) Do not be afraid to say "I don't know, but I will find out and get back to you", rather than trying to BS your way through an...

8. Home Health Happy Hour

   HmarieD replied to sboudreaux's topic in Home Health

   I am an Illinoisan as well - maybe we should have our own happy hour, I'm certainly ready for one right now!

9. Fraud or not?

   HmarieD replied to Gommer's topic in Home Health

   I would only add one thing to KateRN1's excellent response - if the last OASIS-qualified clinician who saw the patient was still employed there (RN, PT, OT), they would be responsible for the DC...

10. Coding question

    HmarieD replied to Gommer's topic in Home Health

    KateRN1 - Will you please come work at my agency? You are always right on the money!! I want to steal you away from wherever you

11. Documentation of physician communication

    HmarieD replied to nurse955's topic in Home Health

    Medical Director is not required in all

12. Providing Home Health Aide services when patient has hired caregiver

    HmarieD replied to swilliams1970's topic in Home Health

    Medicare does not consider HHA services medically necessary if there is a "willing and able" c/g in the home, even if that c/g is a family member, as Kate said it's a duplication of

13. Advice needed

    HmarieD replied to dreamriderRN's topic in Home Health

    This forum is specific to Home Health, I think there is a Hospice forum you might have better responses from. Good

14. Butter, ice cream, and baseball

    HmarieD replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask the same question! My favorite response was the gentleman who, every morning, drank 2 oz of red wine mixed with OJ. Now that's a health craze I can get

15. CHARTING AND DOCUMENTATION help!

    HmarieD replied to MsRN247's topic in Home Health

    Remember that every single clinical note must stand alone; in other words, you should be painting a complete clinical picture every time you document. Your documentation of tasks such as wound care...